http://www.yourstreet.com/news/new-york-city-ny YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Several New York City firefighters have been injured in a thunderous traffic accident involving two New York City fire trucks.  One of the rigs lay toppled on its side after the wreck.  At least one firefighter was trapped for two... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750572/nyc-fire-trucks-collide,-firefighters-injured Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:35:08 -0700 CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- A retired New York City police officer has pleaded not guilty to allegations that he kicked down the door of his estranged wife's Long Island home, pulled out a gun and shot her five times. The woman... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750574/ex-nypd-cop-pleads-not-guilty-to-shooting-wife Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:31:08 -0700 A couple days of hard, driving rain can't keep a good hunter indoors. So if you're out and about in the New York City real... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752122/open-house-open-thread-a-couple-days-of-hard,-driving- Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:10:08 -0700 A trial delay for a jailed former New York City police commissioner. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752066/judge-postpones-trial-for-kerik Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:30:08 -0700 Dire economic times mean New York City officials do not know whether they will be able to continue giving watches and other gifts to the homeless for the holidays. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752067/hey,-brother,-can-you-spare-the-time- Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:53:08 -0700 In this Sunday's NY Times Magazine, an article about the Gowanus Canal. Here an excerpt: "THE GOWANUS CANAL runs one and a half miles through brownstone Brooklyn, cutting a disreputable gash between two of the most desirable residential neighborhoods in New York... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752537/new-york-times-magazine-the-gowanus-canal,-a-disreputable-gash Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:49:08 -0700 Plan ahead for a frugal spring garden Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 Whether your garden is for pleasurable viewing only, or whether you'd like to grow some of your own food to save money, now is the time to start... Keep Reading » Goodwill asks, can you create a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752545/brooklyn-frugal-examiner-halloween-gardening Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:59:08 -0700 From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. this coming Saturday in Park Slope, ReadThis will be collecting books for kids and teens, new and used, for three NYC places that serve children. Where: My place -- 532 Fifth St. between 7th and 8th Aves., the same block as the Rite Aid What is... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752552/saturday-readthis-collecting-books-for-kids-teens Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:26:08 -0700 While our beloved city is known for many things ( music , tech , caffeine , seafood , more tech , and on and on ), comedy doesn’t usually factor high on any such list. As a result, we’ve learned to get the laughs where we can . Though the comedy line-ups... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751898/an-interview-with-comedian-mike-birbiglia Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:30:08 -0700 BOB Weir waiting for the Yankees game to end before taking the stage at Brooklyn Bowl while the Deadheads grew restless . . . MARTHA Stewart and Alain Ducasse devouring Bobby Flay's crunch burgers at the New York City Wine & Food Festival's Blue Moon... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746830/sightings Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:28:08 -0700 Cable's Fine Living Network is losing its identity. Scripps Networks says it's rebranding Fine Living into the Cooking Channel next year -- and will move the network's operations from Knoxville, Tenn. to New York City's Chelsea Market. The Coo... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746812/fine-living-reboots-to-the-cooking-channel Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:20:08 -0700 Authorities say an off-duty New York City police officer who displayed a handgun while trying to quiet unruly passengers on a train has been arrested and suspended without pay. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749620/off-duty-nypd-cop-accused-of-showing-gun-on-train Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:20:08 -0700 A new biography of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg offers a few pointed observations of Medford, the city where Bloomberg spent much of his childhood. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749333/bloomberg-bio-cites-medford-roots Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:08 -0700 A new biography of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg offers a few pointed observations of Medford, the city where Bloomberg spent much of his childhood. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749369/bloomberg-bio-cites-medford-roots Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:08 -0700 New York City schools have improved faster than those anywhere else in the state during the seven years since Mayor Michael Bloomberg assumed control of them, Chancellor Joel Klein said Monday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746262/klein-tests-show-nyc-schools-improving-fastest-in-ny Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:18:08 -0700 After the city publicly stated last February that it did not own the name rights to financially troubled New York City mainstay Tavern on the Green, officials asserted the city's right to the name last Friday. The city will reportedly be taking legal action to claim... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6741945/a-tavern-by-any-other-name-wouldn-t-be-tavern-on-the-green Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:00:08 -0700 1. Brooklyn’s Community Board 1 residents bemoan number of drinking establishments [Brooklyn Paper] 2. An argument for new architecture in New York City [NY Mag] 3. Taking a closer look at Columbus Circle [NYC Grid] 4. Bloomberg sets timetable for Gowanus cleanup... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6741947/brooklyn-s-community-board-1-bemoans-drinking-establishments,-bloomberg-set Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:00:08 -0700 By Saturday afternoon, most New York City chefs had already been slow-roasted in the seemingly endless tide of champagne and meat products offered by the New York Wine & Food Festival's many sponsors. A couple of them, however, were still relatively together enough... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747049/conant,-burrell-find-mixed-luck-during-downturn Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:30:08 -0700 Legal Services of New York City, the largest federally-funded civil legal services program in the country is considering a move to consolidate its Brooklyn offices in order to centralize operations.Senior officials at Legal Services of NYC, the paren... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746854/legal-services-makes-motion-to-merge-brooklyn-offices Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:30:08 -0700 New York City is nearing completion of a $75 million public safety radio network. Emergency teams - for instance fire, police and the Coast Guard - will be able to talk to each other with a simple push of a button. In the past, they've had to carry t... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6746894/nyc-safety-radio-network-nears-completion Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:17:08 -0700